Blog Post 4

The ability to recognize that the linguistics of students is sometimes a tough tasks for teachers. I feel these linguistics is what makes them each an individual and connects them to their home life. Many times teachers make judgments based on their own experiences and how they feel a certain situation should play out as shown in the quote, "We do not really see through our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs" by Lisa Delpit. I do not feel the linguistics of a student is wrong or ignorant but yet that a teacher should take this aspects of their students life and try incorporate it into the classroom while also preparing the children for the world ahead of them. I have started to do weekly service through We The People and with the kids I work with I hear the language they use on a daily basis varies from my own language. At times I find myself wanting to "correct" the language but through our readings and theses quotes I have thought against it and instead have tried to learn and understand what they are trying to convey through their own linguistics. I find that making students feel uncomfortable about the words they choose to use makes them shy to talk in the classroom and takes away from their personal identity.  I feel that teachers should always be trying to learn from students just as much as they are wanting their students to learn from them.

Blog Post 3

After reading and doing the activities in Learning to Teach: A Critical Approach to Field Experiences and doing the field experience I saw that I was more judgmental in situations that I thought. Many times I found myself predicting what was going to happen in a situation before it happened. At times I was right and other times I was wrong. I don't think it is necessarily wrong to try to think of the possible outcomes of some situations because it could end up helping you solve an issue before it happens but as I am looking to become a teacher I feel I also need to be able to let a situation develop and try to watch and analyze what is happening as it goes and just watch what happens. I find being able to sit back and watch without making judgment is a hard but important skill for teachers to have. Watching how kids function without interruption can teach a teacher a lot about how their students work and develop and can help them become a better teacher. My question I propose is why do we make judgments before we see how the whole situation is played out? Is it because we are too impatient to wait or because we think we can predict the situation before it happens or is there another reason that we do this? 

Blog Post 2: More Explorationof Mental Filters and Their Infulences on Perception

Descriptions:	Interpretations:
About 30 people came and left	Most people seemed in a hurry
About 10 people were there for the duration we were	The guy sitting in his car looked impatient
Almost everyone checked their phone while there	A few ladies were dressed up for a formal meeting
One guy sat in his car outside for about 20 mins.
Mostly adults with a few teenagers
More men than women

Parking Lot:

• People were there to only get coffee – some ended up getting food or meeting up with friends
• Thought the guy in his car was waiting for a friend but then he just ended up leaving without ever going in
• A lady walked in with her baby she looked very cute and well behaved but, she ended up screaming the entire time the lady waited for her drink

Reflection:
For my observation I went with a friend, Grace, and sat at Starbucks for about 45 minutes and observed people as they came and went. Through this experience I learned that I usually notice more obvious things while observing a situation. I was able to recall faces of the people I saw where Grace could recall what they were wearing and the type of food and drinks they got. We observed one man who sat in his car for about 20 minutes. I thought that he may have been waiting for a friend but Grace felt he was trying to waste time before he had to be somewhere else or that he was stopped there to answer emails and text messages and make phone calls. I feel that her interpretation may have been more accurate because he eventually left without ever going inside. We also observed another lady who brought her baby into Starbucks. At first the baby was very smiley and cute and both Grace and I commented on how good she was being for being in such a loud and hectic environment. After a few minutes of the baby and mother waiting in line we saw that we were too quick to make an observation because the baby quickly became agitated and started to cry. I found that through the forty-five minutes we were there we found that many times we observed situations and made interpretations too quickly because after a short period the situation would continue to develop and many times it would turn out different than we expected. I find that in order to be more aware of what is actually going on around me I need to start paying attention to more of the smaller details in order to get the most learning out of the situation.
 

About me

Hi, I am Tainne Dallas and I am from Springville, New York which is near the Buffalo area. I eventually want to be a guidance counselor but I also have a passion for sports so I am considering going into the Multi-Age Education program. This past summer I worked at the Boys and Girls Club and volunteered in a challenger league where we play baseball with physically and mentally handicapped kids. Through these experiences I have grown a love for kids and it has inspired me to go into a career where I work with kids. I have a passion for sports and would love to be able to coach as well in some point in my career. I am an extreme klutz, I trip on at least one thing a day and drop everything I touch. Having respect from my classmates is something that helps me feel free to express myself in the classroom.  I like to be prepared for class and ready to contribute. I enjoy participating in classroom discussion but feel unsure of my answers at times and therefore hesitant to answer. I do not feel my writing skills are up to par from not being prepared from high school. This is the area I feel I need the most work but I am willing to put in the work with going to the writing center for advice on my papers and taking critical feed back from my professor and classmates. I enjoy learning in multiple ways that keep all of my skills sharp. One thing I struggle with is reading online texts so I will usually print it off so I am able to take notes right on the text. When I am struggling with an assignment I try to ask a friend if they have a better understanding of it and if I still don't feel like I have a very good grasp on the assignment I will go see the professor for extra help. During my senior year in high school I took a public speaking class to help me improve on giving speeches in front of groups of people. At the beginning of the class I struggled in being confident in myself but by the end of the class I was able to stand in front of the class for 20 minutes and speak on a subject I was passionate about without having to refer to my notecards for every thought. I am worried that once I am all through with my schooling there it will be very difficult to receive a job because of all the cuts that are being made. What is your outlook on jobs in the future for educators?